Cornstalk-cutter attachment



Patented Sept. 21, 1886.

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CORNSTALK .CUTTER ATTACHMENT.

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UNITE) STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE B. BROWN, OF RED OAK, IOVA.

CORNSTALK-CUTTER ATTACH M EN'l".

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,566, datedSeptember 21, 18.36.

Application filed March 9. 1886. Serial No. 194.669. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE B. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Red Oak, in the county of Montgomery and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CornstalkCutterAttachments; and I do hereby deel are that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the nvention,which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of therear axle and wheels and hounds of a common wagon provided with myimproved stalk-cutting attachment. Fig. 2isa longitudinal verticalsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a Fig. 4 is a front view with thehounds and` tongue broken off, and Fig. 5 is a side view with one wheelremoved.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to stalk-cutters; and it consists in theimproved construction and combination of parts of a stalk-cutting attachment, which may be secured to the rear axle of a common farm-wagon, andremoved from the same when used, as hereinafter more fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the axle, which hasthe wheels B B Y and the bolster C; and D D are the hounds,

which aresecured at their forward converging.

ends to the reach E, to the underside of which a tongue, F, is secured.The stalk-cutting wheel G, which is of the usual construction, providedwith the transverse cutting-blades H, has its a'xle I journaled inhangers J J, projecting from the under sides of the rear ends of arectangular frame, K, the forward ends of the side pieces, L L, of whichare formed with flat rails M upon their upper sides, and with straps Nparallel to the rails and a short distance above them. Rollers O O attheends of a transverse shaft, P, travel in the ways formed by theserails and straps, and

the shaft is secured in bearings Q at the lower ends of hangers R, by'means of set-screws S. The upper portions of these hangers form 'wardeach other, clamping the axle and bolster. Asaddle or casting, W,isprovided with downwardly-projecting lipsX and Y at its forward andrear edges, and a setscrew, Z, passes through the forward lip and bearsagainst the forward side of the bolster', the saddle resting upon thebolster and having its lips projecting at the forward and rear side ofthe same, the.

set-screw serving to hold the saddle upon the bolster. .Thelower end ofthe spring A,which supports the seat B for the driver, is bolted to theforward portion of thesaddle, andthe rear portion of the saddle isprovided with two upwardly-projecting bearings, C C', in which arockshaft, D', is journaled, the said shaft having a lever or handle,E', atits outer end, and an arm, F', at its innerend, to the end ofwhich arm the end of a chain, G, is secured, they other end of whichchain is secured to the rear end piece of the cutter-frame. The doubletree H is pivoted upon the under side of the tongue, and a transversebearing, l', is secured to the said tongue slightly forward of thedouble-tree. The double end J of two rods, K K, is journaled in thisbearing, and the rear ends of the rods are curved downward to form hooksL, for scraping up loose stalks. The rear ends of t-he rodsabove thehooks are connected by means of a cross-piece, M, and the lower end of achain, N, is secured to the middle of this cross-piece, the upper end ofwhich chain may be engaged by a hook, O,'

upon the side ofthe reach within convenient distance from the seat forthe driver. The frame having the cutter is'in this manner hinged to theunder side of the axle, the ways being pivoted upon the rollers at theends of the shaft or bar under the axle, and the ways will allow thecutter-frame to yield to any uneven places in the soil withoutconnnunicat ing the motion to the axle, and at the-same time the wayswill allow the frame to be IDO brought farther forward when the rear endof the frame is raised by means of the lever and shaft and chain,throwing the weight of the frame toward the axle. The hooked rods willcollect loose stalks and draw them into a row in front of the cutters,and will also serve to draw the stalks which may lie crosswise to thepath of the implement to lie lengthwise, so as to give the cutters anopportunity for cutting them.

The entire attachment may be secured upon the rear portion oftherunning-gear of awagon of any construction, forming a completestalkcutter, and the entire attachlnent may be removed from the saidportion of the runninggear, allowing` the axle, wheels, bolster, andreach and hounds io be used in thewagon again after the implement hasbeen used for cutting stalks. A

In transporting` the implement from one place to another. thecutter-frame and the cutter may be raised, and the hooks may be raisedby their chain, so that none of the operative portions of the attachmentwill come in con- V tact with the ground and retard the progress oftheimplement, the handle or lever being thrown forward and held thereduring transportation.

Having thus described my invention, l claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent ol' the United States- 1. In a stalk-cutting attachmentfor the rear portion of the running-gear of a wagon, the Combination ofclamps for clamping the axle and bolster, a frame having a revolvingcutter, and hinged at its forward end to the lower ends ofthe clamps, asaddle for clamping upon the bolster, having a seat and bearings for alif tinglever, and a liftinglever having a chain attached to it and to therear' end of the cutterframe, as and for the purpose yshown and setforth.

2. In a stalk-cutting attachment, the combination of a frame having arevolving cutter at its rear end, and formed with long horizontal boxesupon the upper sides of the forward ends of the side pieces of theframe, with a shaft or bar secured under the axle, and having rollers atits ends within the boxes, as and for the purpose shown and set forth. I

3. In a stalk-cuttingattachment for the rear portion of the running-gearof a wagon, the combination of clips formed by two upper shackles andtwo lower shackles having hangers upon their lower sides provided withsetscrews, and bolts passing through the ends of the shackles, a shaftsecured in the hangers and having rollers at its ends, and a framehaving a cutter at its rear end and formed with long horizontal boxesupon the upper sides of the forward ends of its side pieces, as and forthe purpose shown and set forth. I

4. In astalk-cutting attachment 'for the rear portion of therunning-gear of a wagon, the combination of a saddle having downwardly-.projecting lips at its forward and rear edges,

a set-screw passing tlnrough the ioi'rward lip, and a seat secured tothe upper side of the saddle, as and for the purpose shown and setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoafiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE B. BROWN.

Witnesses:

O. J. GIBsoN, H. l). v FINLEY.

